Plant Lists
(Asclepias tuberosa)
Lists of Ohio Native Plants
Heritage Garden at the Ohio Governor’s Residence
Below is a link to a downloadable spreadsheet of the plants growing in the Heritage Garden at the Ohio Governor’s Residence, compiled by Hope Taft and Debra Knapke in 2020, it is based on Robert Henn’s book, Wildflowers of Ohio. If printing this list, legal paper (8.5 x 14”) works well. To schedule a tour of the garden, click here.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) offers a collection of lists and checklists to download.
ODNR also produces free downloadable field guides of Ohio wildlife and native plants. You can request printed guides for use in the classroom.
The Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves maintains lists of rare and endangered state listed plants for all 88 counties. These lists are produced from data in the Ohio Natural Heritage Database and are updated regularly.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center maintains native plant lists by state and a searchable database by species.
Visit the Nature in My Backyard website for a list of books, websites and other useful resources.
Look up information about any North American plant with these databases
bplant.org is a website to help you learn about plants and their ecology and distribution, with an eye towards preserving, protecting, and restoring biodiversity.
Click on the map to the left to get to the interactive map which outlines the specific ecoregions of Ohio. Enter your specific address and find your ecoregion, along with a list of plants that grow there. The plant list includes both native and non-native species. Click through to the range map to learn more about each species.
(Elymus hystrix)
(Hibiscus moscheutos)